Celeste, Author at A Literary Escape

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

Published on March 16, 2026March 15, 2026 by Celeste6 Comments

Today’s review is about SUNRISE ON THE REAPING by Suzanne Collins. It’s a prequel to the original The Hunger Games trilogy, so naturally there are spoilers for those books.

Author: Suzanne Collins
Series: The Hunger Games, #0.5
Age Category: Young Adult
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Publish Date: March 18, 2025
Print Length: 400

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March 2026 Book Releases

Published on March 9, 2026March 8, 2026 by Celeste12 Comments

Just like in February, I have a dozen books to share on my anticipated March 2026 book releases list. This post is up a bit later than I prefer for a book releases list, so I already have a couple of my preorders in hand. I can confirm the cover art on THE LAST STARBORN SEER by Venetia Constantine is beautiful. My March 2026 book releases list is a little less fantasy heavy than usual, so there might be broader appeal this time around. (Although, I know most of my readers veer toward fantasy books.)

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The Trident and the Pearl by Sarah K.L. Wilson

Published on March 5, 2026March 2, 2026 by Celeste13 Comments

Today’s review is about THE TRIDENT AND THE PEARL by Sarah K.L. Wilson. It’s the first book in a new romantasy series set amongst the sea and a plethora of gods. The queen makes a deal with the gods to save her people, which sets her off on a new life path.

Author: Sarah K.L. Wilson
Series: The Fisher King, #1
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Orbit
Publish Date: February 24, 2026
Print Length: 464

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March 2026 TBR

Published on March 2, 2026March 1, 2026 by Celeste21 Comments

I did really well with my priority reads on my February 2026 TBR. I hope to keep that trend going for my March 2026 TBR. My March 2026 TBR is a bit more ambitious because I’d really like to get some ARCs off my plate so I can have more of a choose my own adventure in the spring. Unless someone emails me a very tempting NetGalley widget, I don’t think I’ll go ARC hunting on my own for a couple months.

In fact, I’ve been going back on forth about taking a hiatus from my blog for a month or so. I don’t think I will, but I might not bother with WWW Wednesday posts this month just so there’s one less thing on my to do list. Lately I’ve been going through a lot of mental gymnastics and highs/lows due to circumstances out of my control. And maybe taking a step back from the parts of my hobby that feel kind of like a chore will help me feel more calm. (That and maybe I should just avoid the news altogether. :-()

Anyway, enough of that! Here’s my March 2026 TBR. Some of it is backlist reads and some is ARCs.

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February 2026 Book Blog Wrap-Up

Published on February 28, 2026February 27, 2026 by Celeste18 Comments

I started of this month pretty strong by finishing seven books by mid-February. However, I guess my “productivity” kind of fell off a cliff since then because I’ve only finished one book since then! But I still have plenty to share for my February 2026 book blog wrap-up. As usual, feel free to bop around to whatever section(s) interest you.

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